Horseshoe



ug. 8, 1933. D o. SNYDER 1,921,891

HORSESHOE Filed July 2l. 1952 (5f-ff# Patented Aug. 8, 1933 UNITEDSTATES vParrain orifice This application is a continuation in part of myU. S. Patent application Serial No. 550,566,

filed July 13, 1931 and allowed June 10, 1932.

Like the preceding application, the invention relates to improvements inhoreshoes having attaching pads of rubber or other yieldable material attheir lower sides and said invention aims to provide a new and improvedconstruction in which novel provision is made for quickly and easilyattaching the pad to the shoe or detaching it, not only allowingreplacement or interchange of worn pads, but allowing the pads to bequickly and easily detached whenever it is advisable to attach calks tothe shoe.

' With the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompanying drawmg.

Fig. 1 is a top plan View of a shoe constructed in accordance with theinvention,

Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view on line 2--2 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the pad detached from the metal shoe.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the metal shoe.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the pad reinforcing plate.

A preferred construction has been shown and will be specificallydescribed, with the understanding however, that variations may be madewithin the scope of the invention as claimed.

A metal shoe 7 is provided, said shoe having its rear ends connected bya transverse bridge bar S which is integral with said ends'. Both theupper and the lower edges ofv this bridge bar are provided withforwardly projecting anges, the upper iiange being denoted at 9 and thelower iiange at 10. The upper flange 9 is formed with a central notch 11and two notches 12 are formed in the lower ange 10, near theends of thelatter. Preferably, the bar 8 is forwardly thickened to some extent at aplurality ci points, as shown at 13. At its front end, the shoe 7 isprovided with an integral rearwardly projecting tongue 14, and forlightness a recess 15 may well be formed in said shoe in advance of said00 tongue. The usual toe flange 16 is preferably provided, nail holes 17are formed at the usual places, and openings 18 are provided to allowattachment oi calks if desired. When the shoe is to be used with thecalks however, the pad hereinafter described, is left detached, and whenuse of the calks is no longer required, these calks are detached and thepad is re-applied.

The pad is shown at 19, and the shoe 7 rests upon the peripheral portionof this pad. The upper side of the pad is provided with a portion 2() toiit within the shoe 7, and the lower side o said pad is preferablyconcaverto decrease liability of slipping on wet' or otherwise slipperysurfaces.

The pad 19 is provided with a metal reinforcing plate 22 whose centrallongitudinal portion is upwardly stamped to provide a longitudinal ridgeof arched form in transverse section. The longitudinaledges of the plate22 are preferably bent downwardly and laterally to provide flanges 24which assist materially in anchoring the plate inthe ped i9. To furtherassist in plate anchorage and to tie together the rubber above and belowthe plate 22, Aopenings 25 are provided in said plate to receive some ofthe rubber oi which the pad isconstructed.

Under the iront portion of the ridge 23, the pad 19 is recessed as shownat 25, allowing the open iront end of said ridge to receive the tongue14. The rear end of the plate 22 is provided, at opposite sides oi theridge 22, with rearwardly projecting portions 27. These portions 27 lienormally against the lower side of the'iiange 9, and this flange ispreferably recessed somewhat at its lower side, as shown at 28 toreceive said plate portions 27. The rear end portion of the ridge 23 isreceived normally in the notch 11 of the ange 9. Y

A transverse key 29 is disposed between the plate portions 27 and thelower iiange l0 and contacts with these parts, to hold said plateportions 27 solidly up againstthe upper ange 9. The driving end oi thekey 29 is provided with a return bend 30 `whose yterminal snaps into oneor the other ci two recesses 31 i'orrned in the rear side of the bridgebar 8. li the key be driven to the right, the return bend 30 snaps intoone of the recesses, whereas if said key be driven to theleft, saidreturn bend engages the other ci said recesses.

When the key 29 is withdrawn, the rear end of the pad may be prieddownwardly out o engagement with the shoe, whereupon rearward shiftingof said pad will withdraw the ridge 23 from engagement with the tonguelli, completely disconnecting the pad from the shoe. When the pad isbeing thus detached, the plate portions 27 move through the notches 12when the rear end recessed as shown at 32, to clear the forwardlyprojecting flange 10. The rear end of the pad is also appropriatelyrecessed at 33 to receive the key 29.

When applying the pad to the shoe, the pad is rst so positioned that thetongue 14 will enter the front end of the ridge 23, whereupon said padis forced forwardly and upwardly into position, the plate portions 27then passing through the notches 12 and coming to rest in the recesses2S in the lower side of the iiange 9 at the same time the rear portionof the ridge 23 is received in the notch 11. When the key'29 is nowdriven into position, between the plate portions 2'7 and the ange l0,said key effectivelyA locks the pad in engagement with the shoe and isitself held against accidental withdrawal by snapping of its return bend30 into one or the other of the recesses 3l.

While excellent results are obtainable from the details disclosed andthey are therefore preferably followed, attention is again invited tofact variations may be made within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

l. A horseshoe comprising a metal shoe, a pad having portions underlyinand tting within said metal shoe, a longitud nal reinforcing plateimbedded said pad, said plate being provided with a central longitudinalupwardly stamped ridge portion open one end of the plate, means carriedby said metal shoe received in said open end of said r ge portion tosecure one end of the pad, and ineens engaging the other end of saidplate for securing the other of the pad.

2. A horseshoe provided with a rigid tongue projecting rearwardly fromits front portion, a pad upon which the shoe rests, a reinforcing platein said pad havingan upwardly stamped longitudinal ridge portion whosefront end is open and receives said tongue, and means for connecting therear end of said plate with the shoe.

3. A horseshoe having a transverse bridge bar connecting its rear ends,said bridge bar being.

, provided with a forwardly projecting flange at its lower edge, a padupon which the shoe rests, a reinforcement in said pad and having arearwardly projecting portion spaced above said iiange, a transverse keybetween and in contact with said rearwardly projecting portion of saidreinforcement and said iiange, and means for connecting the front ofsaid reinforcement with the shoe.

4. A horseshoe having a transverse bridge bar connecting its rear ends,said bridge bar being provided with upper and lower forwardly projectingiianges at its upper and lower edges respectively, a pad upon which theshoe rests, a reinforcement in said pad having a rearwardly projectingportion lying against the lower side of said upper flange and spacedabove said lower flange, a transverse key between and contacting withsaid rearwardly projecting portion of said reinforcement and said lower`iiange, and means for connecting the front end ofsaid reinforcementwith the shoe.

5. A structure as specied in claim 4; said reinforcement having acentral longitudinal ridge portion, said upper flange having a notchreceiving the rear end of said ridge portion.

6. A horseshoe having a transverse bridge bar connecting its rear ends,said bridge bar being provided with upper and lower Vforwardlyprojecting flanges at its upper and lower edges respectively, said upperflange having a notch between its ends and said lower flange havingnotches near its ends, a pad upon which the shoe rests, a reinforcingplate in said pad, said plate having a central longitudinal ridgeportion whose rear end is received in said notch of said upper flange,said plate having rearwardly projecting portions at opposite sides ofsaid ridge portion and movable through the notches in said lower ange, atransverse key between said lower flange and said rearwardly projectingplate portions and holding the latter against the lower side of saidupper nange, and means for connecting the front end of said reinforcingplate with the shoe.

7. A horseshoe having a transverse bridge bar connecting its rear ends,said bridge bar being provided with upper and lower forwardly projectingflanges at its upper and lower edges respectively, said upper flangehaving a central notch, a pad upon which the shoe rests, a reinforcingplate in said pad having a central longitudinal upwardly stamped ridgeportion whose rear end is received in said notch, a rearwardlyprojecting tongue on the front end of the shoe received in the front endof said ridge portion, and a transverse key between the rear portion ofsaid plate and said lower flange and holding said rear plate portionagainst the lower side of said upper fiange.

8. A structure as specied in claim 3; said key having a return bend atone end, the rear side of said bridge bar being formed with a recessinto which said return bend snaps to hold the key against accidentalremoval.

9. A horseshoe pad, and a reinforcing plate embedded-in said pad, saidplate having a central longitudinal upwardly stamped ridge portion openat one end to receive a shoe-carried pad-attaching member.`

10. A horseshoe pad, and a reinforcing plate embedded in said pad, saidplate having a central longitudinal upwardly stamped ridge portion openat its front end to receive a shoecarried tongue, the rear end of saidplate hav ing rearwardly projecting portions at opposite sides of saidridge portion. f '11. A horseshoe having means at its front end fordetachably holding a pad, said shoe having its rear ends connected by atransverse bridge bar, the lower edge of said bridge bar being providedwith a forwardly projecting flange to support a pad-locking key.

12. A horseshoe having means at its front end for detachably holding apad, said shoe having its rear ends connected by a transverse bridgebar, the upper and lower edges of said bridge bar being provided withforwardly projecting flanges respectively, the lower flange beingadapted to support a pad-locking key.

13. A horseshoe having means at its front end for detachably holding apad, said shoe having its rear ends connected by a transverse bridgebar, the upper and lower edges of said bridge bar being provided withforwardly projecting flanges respectively, said upper flange having anotch between its ends, said lower flange having notches near its endsand being adapted to support a pad-locking key.

DANIEL O. SNYDER.

